Members of the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) in Ternate, North Maluku, engaged in the search mission. (Photo courtesy of Basarnas) Jakarta (VNA) – Three people were killed in a helicopter crash in Indonesia’s eastern province of North Maluku on February 20, head of the Search and Rescue of the province Fatur Rahman has said.
The Bell 429 PK-WSW helicopter lost contact with at 13:16 (local time) while flying over the forest in the Halmahera Tengah region. Three people on board, including two pilots and one passenger, were dead, according to Fahman.
A joint team with 300 personnel are involved in the search and rescue mission.
The Transport Safety Committee will investigate the cause of the accident, he said./.
VNA
